Pope Francis plans to meet with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church on Friday with the aim of further mending an ideological and political rift between the Catholic West and the Orthodox East that dates back nearly a millennium.
Turkey on Thursday accused Cyprus of violating its continental shelf by awarding an exploration license in the Mediterranean to Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, adding it will not allow unauthorized exploration in its jurisdiction.
As Greece Thursday confirmed its first case of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant, the government said it did not rule out an extension of mandatory vaccinations to other groups apart from those over-60s if the need arises.
This year the title for Europe’s Leading Seaside Metropolitan Destination 2021 at the 28th World Travel Awards went to the region of Attica.
The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe and the new Omicron variant pose risks to the ongoing recovery of the tourism sector, especially in countries with lower vaccination rates, like Greece and Cyprus, DBRS Morningstar warned in a report on Thursday.
This week, Marisha Wallace finally had to admit that her planned five-day ski holiday in Switzerland in mid-December was not salvageable: The Swiss government’s sudden decision to impose a 10-day quarantine on some international travelers meant she wouldn’t be able to leave her hotel or return home to London on her scheduled flight.
With the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer scheduled to vote on December 6 on a report stating that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption for cancer prevention, Greek wine producers fear that this could lead to reduced EU support funds for their sector.
The first leg of the Greek Cup’s round of 16 was far from straightforward for the tournament favorites, and the second leg is posing significant challenges for some of them.
The internal party elections of the Movement for Change (KINAL) are almost here. Given the present political dynamics in the country, a smooth transition could elevate the party into a defining element of Greece’s governance.